# Accident 20050822020919A: Cessna 172N, Ramona, CA, August 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2005, 11:55 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0389° N, 116.9150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0389&lon=-116.9150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734MY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734MY-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822020919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND PRIOR TO BECOMING AIRBORNE STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA276), Aug 22, 2005: Cessna 172N (N734MY), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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